Tool handle



E. BACHTOLD TOOL HANDLE Filed April 1, i935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1` ATH/5.

E. BACHTOLD Jan. 1l, 1938.

TooL HANDLE Filed April 1. 1935 y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /NVENTDQ E. ACHTULD d er y fwn/5.

Patented Jan. 11, 1938 ATE Y rroor. HANDLE namens nachten, Whitewoed, Saskatchewan,

' Canada Vapplicanon april 1, 1935, sealarse. 14,164

1 claim. V(ci. 3ra-151) My invention relates to improvements in bush tools and an object of my invention is'tov pro'- vide a bush tool comprising in combination, an

axe, awood'saw, a carcass saw, a huntsmans i' knife, a pick, a penknife, a thermometer, a compass, a nail puller, a hammer and which has space provided for such useful articles as concentrated food, medical accessories, etc.

With the foregoing more important objects in View and such other'minorv objects as may appearas the description proceeds, my invention consists-,in the vconstruction and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more particularly dee scribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which:-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my tool showing portions ofthe shaft and handle broken to illustrate the instruments carried therewithin.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my device.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3 3 of Figure l. Y

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the axe head.

Fig. 6 is a detail upon the line 6 6 of Figure 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of my compass.

Fig. 8 is a cross section similar to Figure 3 but showing the rings rotated and the keys bearing against the shank.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

My invention consists of a hollow shaft l which will preferably be made of metal, one end of said shaft terminating in an axe head 2. The axe head is provided with a small notch 3 for the purpose of drawing nails, etc. and a flattened rear face 4 for use as a hammer.

VBelow the projecting hammer portion, is a recess 5, the recess being provided with side walls 6 drilled to receive a stud 'I. A pick 8 is pivoted upon this stud, the pick being rabbeted as at 9 to t into the Vrecess 5. When thepick is in use, it may be extended as shown in Figure 1 and when not in use, may be swung against the shaft as shown by the phantom lines in the same ligure.

As before mentioned, the shaft I is hollow and encased therewithin is a blade I0, one edge of which is Vprovided with Wood saw teeth II and the opposite with fine teeth I 2 for the purpose of cutting the bone of a carcass, etc. while adjacent both ends of the blade are recesses i3 and I3,"l4 and I4'.

The shaft I is substantially oval in cross sec- Ybe housed and the other side of the partition is tion, longitudinal grooves I5 being disposed through a substantial length on either sideof same at the edges of the major longitudinal axis. Within these grooves are located flat spring members i5 which are secured to the shaft at theV 5' point iii by means of pairs of rivets I'I. At a point approximately half Way along the spring members l5 are studs I8, these being designed to bear against the edges of the saw blade to preventY movement thereof. l0

Adjacent the ends of the springs are further inwardly projecting studs I S of somewhatv greater length than the studs I3 while a still further pair or rotatable studs 2i! are located adjacent the studs I9. These studs extend into the recesses it and le uponvthe end of the saw blade. Finger rings 2l are attached to the studs 20 extending through small lateral drillings therewithin. Keys iil/ extend through drillings formed laterally through the inner end of the studs for the 20 purpose presently to be described.

A hunting knifer22 is receivable Within the shaft I and is designed to extend alongside the blade in the manner best shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, the handle 23 of this knife extending 2.- beyond the end of the shaft I. It will be noted that the lower end of the handle 23 is spread out as at 24 as is usual in hunting knives and these projections are receivable through orifices 25 adjacent the end of the springs I5 to pre- 30 vent withdrawal of the knife until desired.

The handle of the knife is hollow and is divided by a partition 2S. Upon one side of the partition a smallpenknife or jack-knife 2'I may provided with an arcuate guard 28 into which may be slidva thermometer 29. This guard should preferably be lined with felt and should'snugly fit over the thermometer to prevent breakage in the event of its being jarred. o

The handle is finally covered by a screw thread- Ved cap 39 upon Ythe inside of which is attached a compass 3l.

The widest portion of the head 2 is of a hollow formation and divided into a plurality of V Cil small slots 39 parallel to the axis of the handle upon one side of the orifices through which the studs 2U extend. These slots are provided to permit the passage of the key or pin 2l therethrough, when the springs are drawn outwardly or sprung inwardly.

In order to withdraw the hunting knife from the sheath, the studs` 20 are rotated by means of the rings 2| until the pins 2l are parallel to the slots 39. The studs are then pulled outwardly, at which time, the pins will contact with the under side of the spring leaves l5'. Further outward movement of the studs will cause these leaves to distend and the orifices 25 will disengage from the projecting portions 24 of the knife handle, thus permitting removal thereof.

When it is desired to draw out the saw blade, the extreme end which extends far enough out of the shaft for the purpose, is grasped between the finger and thumb and pulled outwardly. When the pairs of studs I9 and 20 are in alignment with the pairs o recesses I3 and I3', the rings are turned at right angles again so that the keys 2|' will slip into the groove l5 and the Studs extend into the recesses I3 and I3. To replace the blade and the knife in the sheath, it will be again necessary to draw out the rings as before and then push the blade down into the shank l afterwards nesting the hunting knife blade 22 in place beside the saw and then releasing the springs provided by `turning the rings back to their normal position.

It will be nally noted that I have provided small longitudinal slots 39 upon one side of the orifices through which the studs 20 extend, these slots being for the purpose of permitting the passage of the key 2| therethrough when the springs are drawn outwardly or sprung in- Wardly.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a very compact and useful bush tool containing in a limited space a variety of objects extremely useful for hunters, prospectors and others concerned with bush conditions.

Since various modifications can be made in the above invention, and many apparently Widely different embodiments of same, made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specication shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense and I desire only such limitations placed thereon as are specifically expressed in the accompanying claim.

What I claim as my invention isz- Improvements in tool handles comprising a tubular sheath to receive a cutting instrumentality, a projection on said instrumentality extending at right angles thereto and at a point above the open end of the sheath, a spring leaf extending along the outer surface of the sheath and in a plane of said projection and provided with an orice adjacent one end thereof, said orifice being adapted to receive said projection and means for spacing a portion of said leaf from said handle to permit disengagement of said instrumentality.

EDMOND BACHTOLD. 

